Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 29-09-2020 and time 14:41:26 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Basicò (ME)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Basicò (ME), on

  • 29-09-2020 12:41:26 (UTC)
  • 29-09-2020 14:41:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.0740, 15.0770 at 6 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Basicò ME 2 612 612
Tripi ME 3 873 1485
Falcone ME 5 2808 4293
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea ME 6 1531 5824
Furnari ME 6 3784 9608
Oliveri ME 6 2181 11789
Montalbano Elicona ME 8 2287 14076
Novara di Sicilia ME 8 1337 15413
Rodì Milici ME 9 2056 17469
San Piero Patti ME 10 2915 20384
Terme Vigliatore ME 10 7395 27779
Librizzi ME 11 1660 29439
Castroreale ME 12 2504 31943
Patti ME 12 13431 45374
Fondachelli-Fantina ME 13 1019 46393
Montagnareale ME 13 1615 48008
Raccuja ME 15 1041 49049
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ME 15 41583 90632
Roccella Valdemone ME 17 666 91298
Malvagna ME 17 733 92031
Ucria ME 17 1058 93089
Floresta ME 18 485 93574
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ME 18 3090 96664
Merì ME 18 2338 99002
Antillo ME 18 919 99921
Santa Lucia del Mela ME 20 4650 104571
Moio Alcantara ME 20 717 105288
Gioiosa Marea ME 20 7074 112362
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 20 3945 116307
Sinagra ME 20 2705 119012

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km W of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
52 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
63 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.7 2020-09-29
12:41:26
38.0745 15.0772 6 2021-02-26
14:55:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83418431
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2020-09-29
12:41:26
38.073 15.0762 7 2020-09-29
12:52:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83363221
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-29 12:41:26 ± 0.09
Latitude 38.0745 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.0772 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83418431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 848
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 618
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 158
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 850.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 80
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06655
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38851
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83418431
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-15 16:46:34

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83363221
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-29 12:52:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:40.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 43.1235 50 -0.48 47
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:39.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 34.5432 100 1.17 40
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-09-29T12:41:39.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 37.1295 100 0.38 47
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-09-29T12:41:39.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 36.5412 100 0.49 47
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:38.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 215 33.8439 101 0.45 44
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:35.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 72 25.3524 104 0.13 50
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:34.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 264 42.624 50 -0.72 87
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:34.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 170 21.6672 106 0.06 73
IV.IVGP.HHE. 2020-09-29T12:41:34.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 37.1295 100 0.5 68
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:34.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 43.1235 50 -0.25 72
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:33.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 33.8439 101 0.3 69
IV.ECBD.HHN. 2020-09-29T12:41:33.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 179 32.6451 101 0.43 66
IV.IVUG.HHE. 2020-09-29T12:41:33.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 36.5412 100 0.21 73
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:33.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 346 34.5432 100 0.57 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:32.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 17.7711 110 -0.24 49
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:32.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 30.2475 102 0.23 70
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:32.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 18.0708 109 -0.49 41
IV.EPIT.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:32.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 29.2485 102 0.22 70
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:31.60 0.1 positive manual P 72 25.3524 104 0.07 100
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:30.55 0.1 positive manual P 170 21.6672 106 -0.27 97
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:29.88 0.1 positive manual P 130 17.7711 110 -0.2 98
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:29.77 0.1 positive manual P 259 18.0708 109 -0.36 91
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:29.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 135 7.3815 131 -0.07 98
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2020-09-29T12:41:28.19 0.1 positive manual P 135 7.3815 131 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.NOV.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0042436735 0.16 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:29.84
IV.NOV.HHE. ML:2.2 0.002784485 1.7184 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:30.03
IV.AIO.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000296329 0.1984 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:32.73
IV.AIO.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001509912 1.3408 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:32.76
IV.ECTS.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021398375 1.0368 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:35.47
IV.ECTS.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000219 0.42 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:35.98
IV.MPNC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014889164999999999 0.16 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:37.26
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00021161445000000001 0.3968 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:37.30
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00030489015 0.2816 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:37.57
IV.MPNC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00020722515 0.8768 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:40.08
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002284778 0.4992 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:40.99
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0002814054 0.5824 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:40.48
IV.IVPL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005100603 1.5616 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:41.57
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00023314325 1.6 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:45.21
IV.IVPL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004364175 0.8192 AML other m 2020-09-29T12:41:51.25
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